Hearthstone's 17.6 patch sees nerfs to eight more cards

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Thursday afternoon, Blizzard Entertainment released details of eight Hearthstone cards receiving balance changes in their upcoming 17.6 patch scheduled for July 14. Once the patch goes live, all players will be able to disenchant the cards seeing changes for a full dust refund for two weeks.

 

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The balance changes are as follows:

 

Dragonqueen Alexstrasza

- Old: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (0). → New: Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, add 2 other random Dragons to your hand. They cost (1).

 

Corsair Cache

- Old: Draw a weapon. Give it +1/+1. → New: Draw a weapon. Give it +1 Durability.

Metamorphosis

- Old: Swap your Hero Power to “Deal 5 damage.” After 2 uses, swap it back. → New: Swap your Hero Power to “Deal 4 damage.” After 2 uses, swap it back.

Kayn Sunfury

- Old: 3 Attack, 5 Health → New: 3 Attack, 4 Health.

Warglaives of Azzinoth

- Old: [Cost 5] → New: [Cost 6].

Dragoncaster

- Old: [Cost 6] → New: [Cost 7].

Fungal Fortunes

- Old: [Cost 2] → New: [Cost 3].

Galakrond, the Nightmare

- Old: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 1 card. It costs (1).

Galakrond, the Apocalypse (Rogue)
- Old: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. They cost (1).

Galakrond, Azeroth’s End (Rogue)
- Old: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. It costs (0). → New: Battlecry: Draw 4 cards. They cost (1).

 

Blizzard's official blog post sharing the announcement can be found here.

Tim Rizzo

Tim Rizzo

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